After a barnstorming week 8, I was jolted back to reality for week 9 and 10, where I ended up bagging a grand total of $44.47 across both weeks

This came about from 3/8 predictions going my way in week 9 for a $42.28 profit, and 4/7 predictions going my way in week 10 for a measly $2.19 profit.

Some quick thoughts:

Week 9

I managed to book a profit in this week even though I got most of my predictions wrong by winning the large bets.

After starting the week badly by going down more than $300 after 2 complete stinkers, I placed a rather large bet on Under 3.5 goals in the Las Palmas v Barcelona match.

Betting Under on a Barcelona game is always nervy, but waking up to a 1-1 draw meant I booked a big win. The trend continued as I was stuck around $200 for the week until my final bet, but a goal glut in the first half between BHA and Arsenal meant I ended the week in the black.

Week 10

I was up $400 after getting 4 of the first games right, and should have quit while I was ahead. However, I made a huge error in judgment by deciding to go for broke and risk the entire $400 profit on 3 games which I felt were sure wins.

Crotone vs Sampdoria ended up a complete bust as relegation threatened Crotone ended up trashing the visitors. After that, a late equaliser from Frankfurt had me hoping I would maintain my win, but an even later Michy Batshuayi winner meant instead of winning almost $200, I ended up losing $100.

My week was compounded by a 0-0 draw between Inter & Napoli when I bet $100 on over 2.5 goals as I figured it was a realistic target to clear with the attacking quality of both sides.

As usual, I won’t be including mix parlay’s in the prediction count, though I do include the profit & loss.

Week 8 turned out to be a great week as I bagged a win of $463.60 with 5/6 bets going my way, with the 7th bet ending up drawn.

The only bet which I couldn’t get right for a clean sweep was my punt on over 2.5 goals between Celta and Eibar which ended 2-0.

Two impulsive punts on UEL games involving AC Milan and Atletico Madrid who were carrying big leads into their second legs really built up some momentum, and I really should have bet way more on Over 3.25 in the Liverpool game as it was crying out for goals before it even began.

As usual, I won’t be including mix parlay’s in the prediction count, though I do include the profit & loss.

After a solid week 6, I was faced with a weekend without BPL action, which wasn’t as bad as it sounds based on my terrible BPL record.

All in all, I’m up $172.90 for the week, with 4/6 games going my way.

Some quick thoughts:

An incredible Spurs comeback and a missed Higuain penalty meant I lost half of my first bet of the week. I really couldn’t believe it when I saw Juve were up 2-0 within 10 minutes and went to bed thinking it was an easy $130 in the bag.

Thankfully Liverpool were as goal-reliable as always by smashing Porto 5-0 in Portugal. I should really start investing more in Over bets when Liverpool play

As usual, I won’t be including mix parlay’s in the prediction count, though I do include the profit & loss.

After a slow and steady week 4, I told myself to keep it up, and managed to book a win of $199.49, with 8/15 predictions going my way, though the week wasn’t panning out too good until the last day.

The week didn’t start too well, but I wasn’t stuck too badly. Unluckily for me, the games which I bet bigger on would end up losers, while the ones I bet less on would book a win. As I entered the final day, I was down about $206 for the week, with a few chances for a comeback.

If I continued the recklessness I showed in previous weeks, I’d probably have laid $500 or more on a game to book a win for the week, but I decided to play it safe and bet $207 on over 2.5 in the Bologna v Fiorentina game to break even.

Though the odds seemed suspiciously good (which usually raises alarm bells), I decided to go ahead and bet anyway.

As the clock ticked toward half-time and the score remained 0-0, I thought this would be another week where I’d have to dig myself out of a deep hole. Happily, a goal apiece from each team directly from corners meant the teams went in 1-1 at half time, with another goal from Fiorentina in the second half sealing the win.

After breaking even for the week, I figured I had enough ammo to fire $100 on over 3 goals in the Liverpool game which seemed very likely.

The game started well with Salah scoring inside 3 minutes, but the score remained that way until deep into the second half, where I seriously considered selling my action.

An absolute worldie from Wanyama in the 80th minute levelled the scores, and a penalty to Kane a few minutes later had me dreaming that I wouldn’t be losing money that night.

Tragically, Kane struck a crap penalty straight at Karius, and I thought that was it for me.

But I could not believe my eyes at what was about to happen next.

A 91st minute goal from the effervescent Salah meant I could not lose, but even more drama unfolded a minute later when the assistant referee flagged for a (rather soft) penalty for Spurs.

Kane would not be denied at the second time of asking, and I had somehow managed to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat.

Before I went to bed, I was feeling lucky and decided to place a bet of over 3 on the Monaco v Lyon game as these two teams have been scoring freely as of late. That turned out pretty well when I woke up the next morning to a 3-2 win for Monaco.

As usual, I won’t be including mix parlay’s in the prediction count, though I do include the profit & loss.

After a crazy week 3, I managed to tone it down and booked a profit of $108.33, with 4/8 predictions coming true.

I started the week off badly when Swansea somehow edged Liverpool 1-0 in a low scoring affair, but managed to rebound with my perennial favourites Lazio and my precious Real getting involved in a couple of high scoring games.

The week took a turn for the worse when PSG comprehensively smashed the defensive Montpellier, while Leverkusen and Mainz couldn’t come close to the 3.25 goal line.

Thankfully, I managed to salvage my week with Lazio playing a big part again when I placed a large bet on over 2.5 which was over by half time when AC Milan took a 2-1 lead into the break.

After a quiet week 2, I knew it would not last for long as it all went helter skelter this week.

All in all, I managed to get lucky and escape again with a profit of $278.38 with 3/8 going right, though the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

So what happened?

I started the week well with two midweek Ligue 1 games going my way, with a profit of $100+ to boot, and I was confident I could maintain my momentum with a slow and steady week of progress.

Sadly, the best laid plans were shot to shit once the weekend came around as I had a torrid Saturday with 3/3 going wrong. The BPL really ain’t my league even though I watch it the most!

I figured I would make a grand comeback on Sunday betting on my favourite league, but that didn’t turn out too well either:

First, I placed a large bet on Over 2.5 in the Atalanta v Napoli game which was looking bleak with no goals until the 60+ minute.

Sadly, I compounded the matter by placing an even larger bet on over 1.5 goals when the score was 0-1, and the game ended with that scoreline which kept me in big trouble. A big parlay bet to save me (like how it did a couple of weeks back) didn’t turn out as well as it did last time, and I was staring down the barrel of a $721 loss for the week.

As the familiar feeling of desperation seized me, I checked the ongoing games and saw that the game between Bayern and Bremen was becoming a bona fide goal fest, and was 3-2 with about 10 minutes to go.

I whispered a prayer and placed the largest bet I’ve ever placed ($1000) on over 5.5 goals and switched over to watch the game on TV.

As luck would have it, within a minute of me watching, James Rodriguez chips the ball over the Bremen defence for Thomas Muller to slot past the keeper to make it 4-2, and I ended the week in the black!

This really isn’t for the faint hearted, and though I tell myself time and time again to bet conservatively and not chase losses, it just keeps happening and I dread the day my luck will run out.

As usual, I won’t be including mix parlay’s in the prediction count, though I do include the profit & loss.